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In reply to the discussion: What does "abolish profit" mean? [View all]Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)All their core beliefs come from Marx. The part about abolishing profits does, as does their beliefs about alienated labor.
https://www.marxists.org/glossary/terms/p/r.htm#profit
This isnt exactly ground breaking stuff- its what pretty much all actual socialists believe. The very core of what socialism is revolves around the popular/social/collective/state ownership of all means of production and distribution and the associated resources. Without that you dont have socialism.
Socialism, actual socialism as believed by actual socialists and not what some Americans seem to wrong define it as, and private ownership of business and private profits are inherently incompatible.
I would also encourage you to find a real DSA believer/activist and spend some time talking with them. It would be eye opening for many.